- Lucio Amanti
Lucio Amanti (b.
Montreal ,Canada , 1977) is a Canadian cellist with a neapolitan soul. He grew up and begun his studies inCello and Composition in Naples (Italy) then in France and finally in USA with the legendary cellistJanos Starker [ [http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/2931.html Daily IU news update: IU News Room: Indiana University ] ] .He then decided to explore different approaches to cello playing, improving his already strong classical preparation with serious studies in the jazz field with another musical
David N. Baker, achieving a master's degree in jazz studies.
After finishing his studies he decided to dedicate his time to finding a personal balance between musical tradition and jazz experimental approaches.
Amanti has recently finished his first commercial album "Jazzcello" [http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=218429334&s=143441] [http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=218429334&s=143441] (only digital) that has been in the
itunes top ten sellers in the jazz category in Italy and "staff favourite" in Germany, Austria and others. [http://music.indiana.edu/publicity/fanfare/2007/2007.09.06/news.shtml]In this album, the cello keeps the classical and jazz inspirations constantly in balance using improvisation and the use of electronics to create the illusion of a string ensemble, a percussion ensemble or a rhythm section.
He is currently living in Berlin (Germany) where he is writing and recording film scores, [ [http://www.massimosalvato.com/ Massimo Salvato Film Director - Home ] ] collaborating as guest teacher at the "Jazz Institute Berlin" [http://www.jazz-institut-berlin.de/] and he works with the soundbranding team of Metadesign AG. [http://www.metadesign.de]
He has performed and collaborated with
Luis Bacalov , David N. Baker, Aldo Ciccolini,David Sanchez (musician) , Ricardo Lorenz, Roberto De Simone and others.Some have said about him:
I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to work with this fine young man. (Dr. David N. Baker)
He is a serious, dedicated musician and I am convinced of his potential to succeed. I strongly support his quest. (Dr. Janos Starker)
[…] He marks a very interesting path to discover the enormous potential of an instrument typically classical, very well used also into the Jazz (Marco Losavio) [http://www.jazzitalia.net] [ [http://www.jazzitalia.net/lezioni/luciofrancoamanti/IndiceLucioFrancoAmanti.asp Jazzitalia - Lezioni: Violoncello Jazz ] ]
"You don´t sound like a cellist that plays jazz you sound like a Jazzplayer that plays cello" (A.Deweese)
References
External links
*Sound saple [http://www.jazzcello.net/donnalee.mp3]
*Video Sample [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqU2r4XL5Zk]
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